My boat: 2001 Bayliner, 5.0 Mercruiser, Alpha 1 Gen. 2.
I don't recall the exact hours on it but it's less than 300 (yes, she's still a baby somewhat).
I was curious how often do you change your bellows and shift cable seal(s)?
After getting my boat back in shape from sitting and replacing my tires due to rotting and cracking, it didn't really occur to me until now about the other 'rubber' in my boat such as the bellows and shift cable seal(s). After all - they are rubber too and can rot as well.
My engine and drive doesn't have that may hours on them; however like the tires - it's been sitting. And although the drive has never been stored in the sun (always covered), I'm assuming the rubber can still rot just like a tire.
There are no signs of rotting or cracking on the bellows, but the engine is bone stock and original (except for the water pump that I've changed a few times).
Any thought here? This is one of those items (obviously) that you can't wait until something happens! A tire is easy to change. A bellows? Not so much when water starts pouring in!
PS: Thee's also the exhaust rubber, but those I'm not too worried about.
Thanks,
I don't recall the exact hours on it but it's less than 300 (yes, she's still a baby somewhat).
I was curious how often do you change your bellows and shift cable seal(s)?
After getting my boat back in shape from sitting and replacing my tires due to rotting and cracking, it didn't really occur to me until now about the other 'rubber' in my boat such as the bellows and shift cable seal(s). After all - they are rubber too and can rot as well.
My engine and drive doesn't have that may hours on them; however like the tires - it's been sitting. And although the drive has never been stored in the sun (always covered), I'm assuming the rubber can still rot just like a tire.
There are no signs of rotting or cracking on the bellows, but the engine is bone stock and original (except for the water pump that I've changed a few times).
Any thought here? This is one of those items (obviously) that you can't wait until something happens! A tire is easy to change. A bellows? Not so much when water starts pouring in!
PS: Thee's also the exhaust rubber, but those I'm not too worried about.
Thanks,